Synonym: brief, concise, curt, little, puny, slight, small, succinct. Antonym: long, tall. Similar words: shorts, shortly, in short, shortage, cut short, short-term, horn, horror. Meaning: [ʃɔrt /ʃɔːt] 
n. 1. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed 2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference 3. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base. v. 1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money 2. create a short circuit in. adj. 1. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration 2. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length 3. low in stature; not tall 4. not sufficient to meet a need 5. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range 6. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices 7. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration 8. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so 9. lacking foresight or scope 10. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening 11. marked by rude or peremptory shortness. adv. 1. quickly and without warning 2. without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold 3. clean across 4. at some point or distance before a goal is reached 5. so as to interrupt 6. at a disadvantage 7. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner.
n. 1. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed 2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference 3. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base. v. 1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money 2. create a short circuit in. adj. 1. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration 2. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length 3. low in stature; not tall 4. not sufficient to meet a need 5. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range 6. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices 7. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration 8. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so 9. lacking foresight or scope 10. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening 11. marked by rude or peremptory shortness. adv. 1. quickly and without warning 2. without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold 3. clean across 4. at some point or distance before a goal is reached 5. so as to interrupt 6. at a disadvantage 7. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner. 
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(211) We're a bit short of coffee - I must get some more.
(212) Her short hair was oddly ruffled and then flattened around her head.
(213) The play was very bad, but mercifully it was also short!
(214) Don't you think you're a bit on the short side to play basketball?sentencedict.com
(215) He managed to cover a lot of ground in a short talk.
(216) This was the best room we could get at such short notice.
(217) The bride took/used the occasion to make a short speech.
(218) The troops are ready to move out at short notice.
(219) My father's side of the family are short, but my mother's side are tall.
(220) He had a short temper and was prone to outbursts of violence.
(221) They achieved a lot in a short space of time.
(222) They are offering long / short odds on the defending champion.
(223) The General was anxious to cut short the philosophizing and get down to more urgent problems.
(224) Short hair came back into vogue about ten years ago.
(225) I'm expecting him to arrive soon. If you wait for sth, you stay somewhere or pass the time until something happens:I'm waiting for him to arrive. Waiting describes what you are doing, usually for a short time, until something happens:I'll wait for you outside the hotel.
(226) Mr Yanto, who had a very short fuse, told her to get out.
(227) The Republicans increased their share of the vote, but still fell short of a majority.
(228) The meeting was cut short when the chairman fell ill.
(229) The city was under siege and began to run short of food.
(230) They met and married within a short space of time .
(231) They stopped for a short time to rest the horses.
(232) Thanks to the government's short-sightedness, our hospitals are very short of cash.
(233) Within a short space of time a group of complete unknowns had established a wholly original form of humour.
(234) His playing improved in a very short period of time .
(235) Shares in the company dropped 26p yesterday, as profits fell short of City expectations .
(236) Candidates have to give a short presentation on a subject of their choice.
(237) I cut him short in the middle of his explanation.
(238) Many factories have had to go on to short time because trade is so bad.
(239) The sleeve notes include a short biography of the performers on this recording.
(240) The listening texts consist of short, bite-sized chunks which are accessible to beginners.